Technetium, #43 is a man-made element. Carlo Perrier and Emilio Segré discovered it in 1936. It is radioactive, and used for medical purposes. It emits gamma partials, and can be used in x-rays. The linoleum plate used in the print is an image of a cartoon-ish x-ray in which the patient stands behind a screen. The inspiration comes from the simplicity of the comic, how all you do is stand behind it to see the bones. It's a classic method of cartoon medical practices. The original drawing was traced on tracing paper and the graphite was rubbed onto the linoleum. Scraping out the bones was tedious. My favorite part of the picture is that fact that you can see what it is. I thought that with everything that's going on in the picture, it would be hard to tell what it was. Next time, I will try to make the body more symmetrical, so one leg is not thicker then the other, and so that the arms are even. I could have also added cracks in some of the bones.
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